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bhangra

/ˈbɑːŋ.ɡɹə/

bhangra noun: a lively style of music originating from India.

Noun

bhangra (countable and uncountable, plural bhangras)

  1. A lively style of music originating from India.
  2. A traditional Punjabi folk dance, originally a celebration of the harvest.
  3. Any of various modern Punjabi dance styles of the 1950s and 1990s.
  4. Any style of electronic dance music (EDM) influenced by the musics of the Indian subcontinent.
  5. A false daisy (Eclipta prostrata).

bhangra meaning in Punjabi

bhangra in Punjabi

bhangra
ਭੰਗੜਾ bhaṅgṛā, بھنگڑا bhaṉgṛā

Forms of bhangra

pluralbhangras

Origin of bhangra

From Punjabi ਭੰਗੜਾ (bhaṅgṛā) / بَھن٘گْڑا (bhaṉgṛā), from ਭੰਗ / بَھن٘گ (bhaṉg, “hemp”) + ـڑا (-ṛā).

Words formed from bhangra

Questions about bhangra

What does bhangra mean?
Bhangra means a lively style of music originating from India.
What is bhangra in Punjabi?
Bhangra in Punjabi is ਭੰਗੜਾ (bhaṅgṛā), بھنگڑا (bhaṉgṛā). See Bhangra meaning in Punjabi.
What part of speech is bhangra?
Bhangra is a noun.
How do you pronounce bhangra?
Bhangra is pronounced /ˈbɑːŋ.ɡɹə/.
What is the plural of bhangra?
The plural of bhangra is bhangras.

Words near bhangra in the dictionary

  1. bhangi
  2. bhangies
  3. bhangis
  4. bhangmeter
  5. bhangmeters
  6. bhangra
  7. bhangramuffin
  8. bhangras
  9. bhangy
  10. bhapa
  11. bhapang

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bhangra (page history and authors); بھنگڑا (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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